"doña" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdoɲa/, [ˈd̪o.ɲa], /doɲa/, [d̪o.ɲa] Forms: doñas [plural], don [masculine], dones [masculine, plural], D.ª [alternative], Doña [alternative]
Rhymes: -oɲa Etymology: Inherited from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, feminine of Latin dominus ("sir, ruler, owner of a house"). Doublet of dueña and dama. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la-lat|domna|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin domna, {{inh+|es|la-lat|domna}} Inherited from Late Latin domna, {{inh|es|la|domina}} Latin domina, {{inh|es|la|dominus}} Latin dominus, {{doublet|es|dueña|dama}} Doublet of dueña and dama Head templates: {{es-noun|f|m=don}} doña f (plural doñas, masculine don, masculine plural dones)
  1. title of respect for a woman comparable to Mrs. Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-doña-es-noun-fJ~BKXB1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Titles Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Titles: 96 4
  2. (Canary Islands, Tenerife) lady (a woman: an adult female human) Tags: Canary-Islands, Tenerife, feminine Synonyms: señora
    Sense id: en-doña-es-noun-qnaq8U8m Categories (other): Canarian Spanish, Female Disambiguation of Female: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: doñear Related terms: don, doña nadie, dueña, señora

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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        "ts": ""
      },
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      },
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "dama"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "doñas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dones",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "D.ª",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Doña",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "do‧ña"
  ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "don"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "doña nadie"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dueña"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "señora"
    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "95 5",
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          "_dis": "96 4",
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        },
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          "_dis": "96 4",
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        }
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        "title of respect for a woman comparable to Mrs."
      ],
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        [
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          "Mrs."
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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        }
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        ]
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        "(Canary Islands, Tenerife) lady (a woman: an adult female human)"
      ],
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        {
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        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canary-Islands",
        "Tenerife",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdoɲa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd̪o.ɲa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/doɲa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪o.ɲa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oɲa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "doña"
}
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    "Rhymes:Spanish/oɲa/1 syllable",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/oɲa/2 syllables",
    "Spanish 2-syllable words",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish doublets",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish feminine nouns",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms derived from Late Latin",
    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
    "Spanish terms inherited from Late Latin",
    "Spanish terms inherited from Latin",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "es:Titles"
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    {
      "word": "doñear"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "yesno"
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        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
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        "sort": "",
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        "ts": ""
      },
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "domina"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin domina",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "dominus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin dominus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "dueña",
        "3": "dama"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of dueña and dama",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, feminine of Latin dominus (\"sir, ruler, owner of a house\"). Doublet of dueña and dama.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "doñas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dones",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "D.ª",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Doña",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "m": "don"
      },
      "expansion": "doña f (plural doñas, masculine don, masculine plural dones)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "do‧ña"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "do‧ña"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "don"
    },
    {
      "word": "doña nadie"
    },
    {
      "word": "dueña"
    },
    {
      "word": "señora"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "title of respect for a woman comparable to Mrs."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Mrs.",
          "Mrs."
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Canarian Spanish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lady (a woman: an adult female human)"
      ],
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        [
          "lady",
          "lady"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Canary Islands, Tenerife) lady (a woman: an adult female human)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "señora"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canary-Islands",
        "Tenerife",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdoɲa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd̪o.ɲa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/doɲa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪o.ɲa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oɲa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "doña"
}

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